In the middle of summer 2025, I held a four-day intensive course, “The Future of Media & Literacy” at the Graduate School of Interdiscplinary Information Studies (GSII), The University of Tokyo. It was playful, and I learned a lot together with 18 graduate students. The report has been posted at the III Open Studio website.
I divided media theory and media literacy into three dimensions and conducted three workshops corresponding to each. The purpose was to provide a deep understanding of media and literacy, not speculatively, but experientially.
For the third dimension of designing a platform, I conducted a workshop called “Magical Transformation (Makaizo) of the Interfaculty Initiative in Information Studies (III) and GSII as A Learning Platform.”
It will soon be six months since I transferred to Kansai University in April 2022. I am doing very well on the campus on the hilltop in Senri, Osaka, surrounded by delightful students and wonderful colleagues. I want to thank you all again for your daily support.
The graduate school entrance examinations will be held in the fall semester, and I will accept students. I have prepared a message for the applicants. The message is written in Japanese because Japanese is the language used in graduate school.
If you are interested, please click here to read it!
In 2021, I am taking a year-long sabbatical and will not accept any postgraduate or international research students. I regret that I will not be able to meet new students, but please bear with me.